Gratitude Journal Prompts: Inject Some Positivity Into Your Life

It’s no secret that I believe in the power of gratitude. It’s great for your mood and can really help in managing your mental health. So I thought it was high time I put together some gratitude journal prompts for you to enjoy.

I know gratitude not going to solve all of my problems, remove my pain or get rid of the bad things that are happening in my life. It’s not a quick fix, or a magic potion you can take to never feel bad again. But it is powerful.

When you’re in the throws of depression it can feel like everything in your life just sucks. That’s your reality.

In fact negativity is such a huge part of illnesses like depression and anxiety that studies have shown a bias in information processing towards negative information. When asked to categorise words as positive or negative, people suffering from these illnesses were able to categorise the negative words more quickly than the positive.

If that doesn’t signify the need for positivity I don’t know what does.

Gratitude journalling gives you the opportunity to find something good in your life, in order to tackle that intense negativity. Even if its just one single thing – for me it’s often just my bed – no matter how big or small it is, it carries that power.

Why not try these gratitude journal prompts to try and inject a little sunshine into your life?

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Gratitude journal prompts to try today!

31 Questions to answer

Name something good that happened today.

Name someone who has made you happy.

What have you done today that has made you happy?

When did you last smile? What was it that caused the smile?

What is something you’re proud of?

Who is the last person who did something nice for you?

How do you like to spend your time?

What is something that makes you feel safe?

Think back and write about a happy memory from your past.

Describe what you like about the town you live in.

Name one thing you like about yourself.

What have you bought recently to treat yourself?

Look out of your window right now. What is something you can see that you’re thankful for?

What is your favourite food? What do you like about it?

What was your best holiday?

What is one thing you like about yourself?

What is one thing in your home you’re grateful for?

Name something you can’t live without.

When was the last time you completed a task you were dreading? Was it as bad as you thought it would be?

What was the last present you received? What did you like about it?

Name one thing you like about your job.

What is something you are looking forward to in the future?

Which countries do you most want to visit?

What is something that others find difficult but you find comes easy to you?

What is one good thing that has happened to you today?

When was the last time you were happily surprised? What happened?

Who is someone you admire? Why?

What do other people like about you?

What was the last thing that made you laugh?

What was the last thing you learned?

What makes you happy?

Favourites

For each of the following categories, name your favourite!

Book…

Film…

TV show…

Colour…

Smell…

Item of clothing…

Person…

Phrase/saying/inspirational quote…

Hobby…

Place…

Letters

Write a letter to your past self, about all the good things that have happened in your life.

Write a letter to your future self about your hopes for the future. What do you hope will happen?

Write a letter to your closest friend/family member thanking them for what they’ve done for you.

Write a letter to yourself, thanking yourself for your life experiences and the good things that you have done.

And there you have it. I had so much fun coming up with these, because it helped me to think of my own life in more positive ways.

I hope you also find it helpful! Feel free to leave a comment with your favourite one.

I now also have a free gratitude journal with an additional 54 journal prompts when you sign up to my mailing list!

Stay safe everyone xo